| Taranjit Singh | |
| Office: | 28th Ambassador of India to the United States |
| Term Start: | 6 February 2020 |
| Term End: | 31 January 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Harsh Vardhan Shringla |
| Successor: | Vinay Mohan Kwatra |
| President: | Droupadi Murmu Ram Nath Kovind |
| Office1: | High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka |
| Term Start1: | January 2017 |
| Term End1: | January 2020 |
| President1: | Pranab Mukherjee Ram Nath Kovind |
| Predecessor1: | Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha |
| Successor1: | Gopal Baglay |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1963 |
| Spouse: | Reenat Sandhu |
| Children: | 2, Son & Daughter |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Grandparent: | Teja Singh Samundri |
| Education: | Master of Arts (International Relations) |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
Taranjit Singh Sandhu (born 23 January 1963) is a retired Indian diplomat who served as High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and 28th Ambassador of India to the United States.[1]
Taranjit Singh Sandhu qualified civil services exam and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1988. He was responsible for opening the Indian embassy in Ukraine and also worked there as head of the political and administration wings.[2] He was the first secretary in Washington. He also worked as consul general in Frankfurt and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of India in Washington D.C., and Consul General of India in Frankfurt. He has also served at the Ministry of External Affairs, India in different capacities.[3] [4]
Sandhu presented his credentials to President Donald Trump in early February 2020 and served until 31 January 2024.[5] [6]
He was the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 Indian general election.[7]
Ambassador Sandhu is married to Reenat Sandhu, who was the Ambassador of India to Italy and is former Ambassador of India to The Netherlands. They have two children, a son and a daughter. His interests include books, movies and outdoor sports.[8]